SON I
Robert Curthose
Expectation
Dispositionexpectant
Claim strength in Normandy4
Noble support3
Ambition5
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The Succession of the Three Sons
Below, the reign is read as a succession arc rather than a scoreboard. Three son plates carry the claim, support and ambition that each brother brings to 1087; two Robert cards put the heir’s frustration and his supporters to the test of a decision and a die; and the five arrangement plates settle how England and Normandy are to be divided. Choose an arrangement, commit it, and the Succession Outcome records what the crown passes on.
Succession · The Three Sons
Engraved Nameplates
Read-only projection of the canonical sons records. Attribute readings and the accumulating expectation mark are shown as recorded; this surface carries no controls.
SON II
William Rufus
Expectation
Dispositionloyal
English political support4
Military capability3
Royal loyalty3
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SON III
Henry Beauclerc
Expectation
Dispositionopportunistic
Treasury / political flexibility2
Ambition4
Ability to exploit opportunities2
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1082
The Heir's Frustration
Robert Curthose has grown restless in Normandy. His claim strength there is strong, his noble support is growing, and his ambition outstrips the patience of his father.
Robert demands a defined inheritance now, before another campaign drains the treasury. The barons of Normandy are watching to see whether the Crown meets its heir with hard terms or an open hand.
Select a response plate to roll — die + bonus, 1–2 failure, 3–4 partial, 5–6 success, 7+ exceptional.
The Succession Arrangement
Recorded in the project record — the Outcome page reads this decision.
Commit the arrangement
No arrangement selected
Selecting a plate does not record it; the commit writes it to the record.
Resolution
Applied consequences
The applied consequences appear here once an arrangement is committed.
The Turn Log
8 entries · newest first- 1087committed
The Succession Is Settled
The realm’s succession is fixed by the terms you chose, and the sons disperse to the lands assigned them. The record closes on the arrangement as committed. The arrangement is committed and sealed.
- 1086resolved
The Book of the Treasury
The survey reaches every shire and the rolls are compiled. The fiscal base widens considerably, but the thoroughness of the accounting leaves the greater landholders cold toward the court. Treasury expands; Noble Loyalty strains.
- 1085resolved
A Coronet for the Heir
Robert is bound to Normandy by a formal grant and performs homage for it. The Norman barons read the act as a settled claim, and the duke’s household settles into established rule. Authority rises in Normandy.
- 1082resolved
The Siege of Gerberoy
The rebel garrison at Gerberoy is reduced by siege rather than storm, and the fortress is restored to royal keeping. The crown’s capacity to impose its decisions is measurably restored. Military spent; Authority recovers.
- 1080resolved
The Northern Rising
A punitive march carries the royal host into Northumbria and the rising is broken by winter. The northern border settlements are left exposed and lightly garrisoned. Military spent; borders quiet.
- 1075resolved
The Revolt of the Earls
Roger of Hereford and Ralph de Gael are isolated before they can join forces, and the rising collapses at its first engagement. The earls forfeit their English honours to the crown. Military and Treasury spent.
- 1070resolved
The Harrying of the Fenland
The last centres of resistance in the fenland are reduced and the region is brought under direct royal control. The manner of the reduction is remembered bitterly in the surrounding hundreds. Noble Loyalty falls.
- 1067resolved
The Coronation at Westminster
The crown is worn at Westminster before the assembled magnates of the realm. The royal instrument opens its record, and the reign begins on the year readout. Authority established.
Winter Crown
3
EnglandRestive3 / 5 stability
4
NormandySecure4 / 5 stability
Early Consolidation
1067
Period 01 / 08The conquest has held. England is claimed, Normandy is watched, and the question at the top of the reign is whether the crown can be held long enough to pass it on.
Royal ResourcesScale 0 – 10
Treasury6
Authority5
Military7
Noble Loyalty4
Legitimacy6
One turn covers one to three years. The event deck is drawn in historical order, so the reign unfolds the way it happened — until your decisions push it somewhere else.
Crown / AuthorityDice / ResolvedNormandy
REALM STABILITY
3OF 5
4OF 5
Royal Resources
TREASURY0/10
AUTHORITY0/10
MILITARY0/10
NOBLE LOYALTY0/10
LEGITIMACY0/10
Aggregate reading 28 of 50 across the five crowns of the royal instrument.
1067Early Consolidation
Return from Normandy
Context
Having secured the crown at Westminster, William crosses back to Normandy to be seen in his own duchy, leaving England under the care of his regents. The crossing is a statement: the Conqueror still holds both shores.
Current Situation
You return from Normandy to England, where the earls watch for any sign of weakness and the north has yet to be settled. The land is yours on parchment; the men who hold it must still be convinced.
Responses
Reward Norman Followers with Land
Grants estates to the men who won the kingdom, binding them to the crown by soil rather than oath.
−2 Treasury−1 Noble Loyalty+1 AuthorityRoll 3+ · AuthorityReconcile with English Nobles
Offers terms and offices to the surviving English thegns, trading secure obedience for a slower grip.
−1 Treasury+2 Noble Loyalty+1 StabilityRoll 4+ · AuthorityStrengthen Royal Administration
Widens the sheriffs’ reach and the geld rolls, so the crown collects faster than the magnates can resist.
−3 Treasury−1 Noble Loyalty+2 AuthorityRoll 2+ · Authority
Robert Curthose
restless
- Claim in Normandy
- 4
- Noble support
- 3
- Ambition
- 5
Succession readiness15 / 18
Expectation raisedWilliam Rufus
loyal
- English political support
- 4
- Military capability
- 3
- Royal loyalty
- Steadfast
Succession readiness10 / 18
Expectation clearHenry Beauclerc
opportunistic
- Treasury flexibility
- Watchful
- Ambition
- 4
- Exploit opportunities
- 2
Succession readiness11 / 18
Expectation raisedTurn Log
- 1067Return from NormandyReign begins
- 1066Coronation at WestminsterOutcome unrecorded
- 1066Landing at PevenseyOutcome unrecorded
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